Tie-plate and antispreading device.



N. G. BALLARD. n 4TIE. PLAxTE `AND ANTISPREADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION HLED AUG.22. |916.

Patented 00A. 9,1917.

- INVENTOR ATATORNEY l *ing is a specification.

NICHOLAS G. BALLARD, 0F CHICAGO, KENTUCKY'.-

TIE-ESLATE AND ANTISPREADING- DEVICE.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Application ledAugust 22,

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, N IcHoLA's G.'BALLARD, a citizen of the Un'tedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Marion and State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inATie-Plates and Antispreading Devices, Ioi" which the follow- Thisinvention relates toian improved rail attachment and the principalobject of the invention is to provide a structure which can be connectedwith the rails and ties of-a in the opposite direction from Fig. 2.

track bed and rest `which tie plates are track to hold the rails inplace and prevent the rails from' having transverse movement and tofurther hold the ies in the`proper spaced relation. 'A

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which may be easily and quickly vput place and which does notrequire any special construction of rail or tie. l

yThis invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a view'in top plan showing a section of a track providedwith the 'imy proved structure.

Fig.l 2 isa sectional view taken along the Fior. 3 vis a sectional viewftaken along the line 3-3 o'f Fig. 1. 1 l

Figi is a view similar to Fig. 2 looking Fig. 5 is a plan view of one ofthe tie plates forming part of this structure.

The rails'lG extend longitudinally .of the upon the tie plates 2()positioned adjacent the outer ends of'theties 11 and are provided f armsor hooks 25 with arms or hooks 25 extending' beyond the sides oftheties. Yokes 24 extend along ,the side faces'of lthese ties and areprovided in theirend portions with openings to receive the hooks 25,. asecuring key being passed through one of the hooks as shown in Fig. 41to assist in holding the yoke in place. It will-thus be seen that asubstantial structure will be provided consisting of the tie plates uponwhich the rails rest vand the yokes eX- tending along the sides of theties and having their end portions connected with the onthe tie plates.In order to hold the tie plates in place upon the ties, these plateshave each been provided with penetrating prongs 26 which will be driveninto the tie and have further been provided' with ribs 22 which willbite into the ties and `serve to prevent the tioned upon the upper tanceapartg. andfurther be driven 'through' 'arms 13 and through the openings21 of the Patented Oct. 9'; 1917. 1916. serial No. 116,307.

plates moving longitudinally of the' ties.

and engage the outer portions of the rail basesto prevent the rails frommoving outwardly or' spreading.

In order to 'hold the ties the to brace the rails against transversemovementthere have been provided bracing plates 12 which eX- tendbetween thetiesand are provided with arms 13 restingupon the tendingalong the innerv bases of the rails. Securing spikes .14 will openingsformed in the tie plates and will engage the bases of the rails, thespikes notonly serving to hold the bracing plates in position butfurther serving to engage the rails and togetherf'with the cleats 23vserving to hold the rails in place.

It should be'noted that as thearms extend 4Cleats 23 are 'posi' faces ofthese plates tie platesa'nd eX 1011233v faces of the along the inneredges of the rail bases, they will'prevent lthe rails from movinginwardly.

ln order to brace the rails against spreading, there have been provideddraw 'barsl u lhich extend through openings formed in t e their outerends with arms 16` extending beneath. the-'rails and terminating inheadsor bracing plates 1 2 and are provided at' `blocks' 17 engaging theouter faces of the webs f l A put in place and of the rails as shown inFig. 2` The inner end portions threaded of these draw bars are formedinto pms 18 connected by the turn buckle 19 through the medium of whichthe.

draw bars may be properly adj-usted to brace. the rails againstoutwardspreading' movement. This the rails against against inwardmovementand will further hold the ties the proper distance apart.

When laying the track, the ties will be after the tie plates have theties, and connected by rails will be put in place the cleats 23. Thebracing platesV will `then he positioned between the ties and secured bythe fasteners 14 which fasteners will not only hold the bracing platesin position but also engage the rails to hold the rails in place. 15will then be passed through the openings in the bracing plates withtheir outer end portions engaginy the rails and the; turn buckles willbe adjusted to tighten the draw structure will securely hold been placedupon the-yokes 24, the! and fitted against spreading movement and Thedraw. bars llf bars the proper amount.- The draw bar s' bracing platesand side plates Will thus be connected forming a unitary structureser'ving` to hold the ties and rails in place.

lVhat is claimed is:-

1.` A structure of the character described con'iprising rails positionedin spaced' relation, support-ing ties for said rails, tie platespositioned upon said tics beneath the rails and in engagement with therails, yokes con necting said tie plates and extending along the sidesofthe ties, bracing plates extending between said vties and having theirend portions resting upon said tie plates, fasteners passing through thebracing plates and tie plates, draw bars passing through the bracingplates and engaging the outer side faces ot' said rails, `and a turnbuckle adjustably connecting the inner ends of said draw bars.

2.- 'AV structure of the character described `comprising railspositioned in spaced relation, supper-tino` ties for. said rails, tieplates positioned upon said ties beneath vsaid rails, rail engagingmeans carried by said tie platesl for engaging the bases ot said rails,bracing plates eX- tending between said ties and having their endlportioiis overlappingsaid ties plates, fasteners passing through thebracing plates and tie plates and engaging the inner portions ot thebases of said rails, draw bars slidably passing through said bracing,plates and engaging the outer side faces of said rails, and meansadjustably connecting the inner end portions ot said draw bars.

3. A structure of the character described comprising rails positioned inspaced rela-- tion, supporting ties for said rails, tie plates ittingupon said ties beneath said rails,

bracing' plates positioned between said ties and extending in overlamnngrelation to the tie plates, fasteners: passing through the bracingplates and tie plates, drawl bars shdably carried by said lnacing platesand the outer portions ot Y 5. A structure of the character describedlincluding rails, supporting ties for said rails, tie plates restingupon said ties beneath said rails, rail securing means carried by saidtie plates, engaging books extending from said tie plates, and yokesvextending along the sides of the ties and having their end portionsprovided with openings receiving the engaging hooks to connect the yokeswith the tie plates.

G. A structure of the character described comprising rails, supportingties for said rails, tie platesl resting upon said ties beneath saidrails, means connecting the tie plates to hold the same against movementtoward the ends of the ties, bracing plates extending between said tiesand .having their end portions connected with the tie plates,

the bracing plates engaging the inner side edges of the bases of saidrails, draw bars slidably carried by. said bracing plates andv engagingthe outer faces of the rails, and

lmeans adjustably connecting the inner endportions of the draw bars;

ln testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

NICHOLAS G. BALLARD.

ivitnesses: l

Wl. C. CLOYD,

-P. I). Connwr'r.

